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☆ Asia markets to fall ahead of Japan inflation data; China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japan ,Tokyo City skyline, Tokyo Tower. (Photo by: Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Prisma By Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set to fall on Friday ahead of Japan's July inflation data and fresh blows to China's real estate sector. Embattled Chinese real estate giant Evergrande has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S bankruptcy court. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 18,147, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 18,326.63. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 also point to a lower open, at 7,067 compared to the last close of 7,146.

Organizations: Getty, Dukas, Reuters, Futures, Nikkei Locations: Japan, Tokyo City, Tokyo, Asia, Pacific, U.S, United States, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ Asia markets poised to fall as bank stocks retreat under pressure on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall on Wednesday mirroring moves on Wall Street after a decline in U.S. banks. Shares of JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo dropped 2%, and Bank of America dropped 3%. The action came after Fitch warned it may have to downgrade credit rating dozens of banks, including JPMorgan Chase. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 18,360, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 18,581.11. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 also point to a lower open, at 7,168 compared to the last close of 7,305.6.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Fitch, Moody's Organizations: Bund, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Asia Japan's Nikkei Locations: Shanghai, China, Asia, Pacific, U.S, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ Asia markets set for mixed open ahead of key data from Japan and China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set for a mixed open on Tuesday ahead of key economic data out from Japan and China. Japan will release its second quarter gross domestic product, while China will see its industrial output and retail sales figures for July. Expectations from economists polled by Reuters were Japan's economy will grow 0.8% on a quarter on quarter basis and 3.1% on an annualized basis. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 18,680, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 18,773.55. Hong Kong looks set to extend losses for a third straight day, after the HSI slid 1.58% on Monday.

Persons: Kentaro Takahashi, HSI Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty Images, Japan's Nikkei, Reuters, Reserve Bank Locations: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Getty Images Asia, Pacific, China, Chicago, Osaka, Hong Kong, Australia

☆ 7 sports-marketing agencies and firms helping women athletes score sponsorship deals and capitalize on surging popularity
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Margaret Fleming | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Data suggests women athletes, who generally earn less on-field than men, rely more on sponsorships for their income. Some sports-marketing firms have emerged to fill the gap, connecting women athletes with brands. Below are seven agencies and firms focused on helping athletes in women's sports score brand deals. A crop of sports-marketing companies has emerged to bridge this gap with a focus on helping women athletes partner with brands. Insider is highlighting seven sports-marketing companies focused on partnerships between women athletes and brands in 2023, based on our reporting and nominations from industry experts.

Persons: Elena Delle Donne, Sabrina Ionescu, Sue Bird, Naomi Osaka, Olivia Dunne, Wasserman, Brew Organizations: WNBA, Nike, Star, The, Forbes, Wasserman

☆ Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Heavy rain during Typhoon Lan as it passes over Chichijima Island in Ogasawara, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan August 11, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Instagram@Ghost_Ryohei/via REUTERS/File photoTOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country's main island, where it is expected to strike on Tuesday. Japan Airlines (9201.T) and ANA Holdings (9202.T) cancelled many flights in the path of the storm. West Japan Railway (9021.T) announced the suspensions of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train routes between Nagoya and Osaka all day on Tuesday, as well as the Sanyo Shinkansen between Osaka and Okayama. Typhoon Lan threatens to disrupt one of Japan's busiest travel seasons during the Obon summer holiday, when many people take vacations and return to their hometowns.

Persons: Lan, Khanun, Typhoon Lan, Rocky Swift, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA, Japan Airlines, ANA Holdings, West Japan Railway, Sanyo, Universal Studios Japan, Thomson Locations: Chichijima, Ogasawara , Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, TOKYO, Wakayama prefecture, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Okayama, South Korea, China, Russian, Typhoon

☆ Typhoon Lan makes landfall in western Japan, threatens damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Approaching from the Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Lan made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, some 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Tokyo. The typhoon, which followed closely on the heels of Typhoon Khanun during Japan's peak Obon holiday season, lashed wide swathes of central and western Japan with heavy rains and powerful winds. Anticipating the dangerous levels of winds and rains a day earlier, high-speed train operators had also planned suspensions of services affecting the area. Typhoon Lan had sustained winds of 150 kph (93 mph) and was moving northwest across the western part of the main island of Honshu as of 0000 GMT. It was forecast to reach the Sea of Japan by early Wednesday and continue north along the sea, according to Japan's weather agency.

Persons: Typhoon Lan, Khanun, Chang, Kim, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Toyota Motor Corp, NHK, Toyota Motor, Thomson Locations: Japan, Wakayama prefecture, Tokyo, Mie, Osaka, Tokai, Typhoon, Honshu

☆ Asia markets set for mixed open as investors look ahead to Japan data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tokyo Skytree (R) and Mount Fuji are seen from the I-link Town observatory in Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo on July 2, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets are set to start mixed on Monday as investors look toward key data from Japan and China later in the week. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 18,857, pointing to a weaker open compared to compared to the HSI's close of 19.075.19. This would be the first time in almost a month that the HSI went lower than the 19,000 mark. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 also point to a lower open, at 7,251 compared to the last close of 7,340.1

Persons: HSI Organizations: Mount, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture, Asia, Pacific, Japan, China, Chicago, Osaka, 19.075.19, Australia

☆ San’in: Japan’s least-populated region is home to some of its finest treasures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Claire Hannum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Matsue, Japan CNN —San’in isn’t the Japan most travelers picture on their first visit to the country. Japan’s famous high-speed rail system does not pass through San’in, which leaves it off many travelers’ radars altogether. The San’in region consists of Japan’s two least populous prefectures, Shimane and Tottori, which sit between the Sea of Japan and the northern side of the country’s Chukogu mountains. “The Kojiki,” an important eighth-century Shinto text, depicts the San’in region as an annual gathering place for the gods. The region is also the backdrop to Japan’s only desert, a 10-mile cluster of rolling sand beside the Sea of Japan known as the Tottori Dunes.

Persons: Japan CNN — San’in, Mount Daisen, Daisen, Masako Ishida, San’in, Mitoku, it’s, “ It’s, ”, Baye Cooper, ” Cooper, “ Organizations: Japan CNN, UNESCO, Getty, Adachi Museum of Art, Journal, Alamy, Hong Kong Airlines, Air Seoul, San’in Tourism Organization Locations: Matsue, Japan, Honshu, Japan’s, San’in, Shimane, Tottori, Nara, Hyogo, Inasa, amana, Inasa Beach, Uradome, Mount, Chugoku, Kaike Onsen, Tokyo, Kyoto, Yamaguchi prefecture, One, Osaka, Shimane prefecture, Okayama, Hiroshima, Izumo, Hong Kong, Hong, Seoul, Air

☆ Japan’s Tokyo-Osaka bullet train ends snack cart service
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Passengers on Japan’s super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savoring the treats as they whipped past landmarks such as Mount Fuji. But faced with a looming labor shortage and a trend for more people to buy food before boarding the train, on-board snack cart services between the cities of Tokyo and Osaka will reach the end of the line on October 31. Central Japan Railway said on Tuesday it would phase out the famed on-board snack cart services, in which a uniformed vendor dispenses beverages and light refreshments, pushing their cart through the aisles of the moving train and bowing as they enter or leave the carriage. The online response was despondent, with “Super-Cold Shinkansen Ice Cream” trending 5th on the X platform formerly known as Twitter and “In-Train Service” 6th within hours of the announcement. “While cost reductions are important for a company, on-board snack cart services are also important for the enjoyment of the traveler’s experience,” another user wrote.

Persons: “ Organizations: CNN, Mount, Central Japan Railway, Tokyo, “, Twitter, Service, Passengers Locations: Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

☆ Japan braces for Typhoon Khanun's winds and heavy rainfall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

City skyline and harbour are seen at sunrise in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File PhotoTOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A swath of Japanese regions, including central areas, are bracing for Typhoon Khanun to approach near southwestern Japan on Tuesday, as the country's meteorological agency warns of damage from strong winds and heavy rainfall. The storm was hovering about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east-northeast of the city of Amami in southwestern Japan and moving slowly north as of 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Khanun has gradually lost its strength but still packs winds of 108 kph (67 mph), with gusts of up to 144 kph. "Due to the slow movement of the typhoon and its prolonged impact, total rainfall may greatly exceed the normal monthly rainfall for August in the Pacific Ocean side of Kyushu and western Japan, and in the Tokai region," the JMA said.

Persons: Maxim, Khanun, Satoshi Sugiyama, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA, Mazda Motor Corp, West Japan Railway Co, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Amami, Japan's Nagasaki, Khanun, South Korea, Shikoku, Kyushu, Western Japan, Tokai, Hakata, Osaka, Nagasaki

☆ No more ice cream with Mt Fuji: Japan train line phases out snack carts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Passengers on Japan's super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savouring the treats as they whipped past landmarks such as Mount Fuji. But faced with a looming labour shortage and a trend for more people to buy food before boarding the train, on-board snack cart services between the cities of Tokyo and Osaka will reach the end of the line on Oct. 31. The online response was despondent, with "Super-Cold Shinkansen Ice Cream" trending 5th on the X platform formerly known as Twitter and "In-Train Service" 6th within hours of the announcement. "I remember that I enjoyed the ice cream every time I got on the train, and when I jumped on the last train without eating, I was saved by the sandwiches sold there," one user said. "While cost reductions are important for a company, on-board snack cart services are also important for the enjoyment of the traveller's experience," another user wrote.

Persons: Satoshi Sugiyama, Elaine Lies, Christina Fincher Organizations: Mount, Central Japan Railway, Tokyo, Twitter, Passengers, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

☆ Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They probably form the same way other planets do: within the swirling disk of gas and dust surrounding an infant star. But unlike their planetary siblings, these worlds get violently chucked out of their celestial neighborhoods. Astronomers had once calculated that billions of planets had gone rogue in the Milky Way. Now, scientists at NASA and Osaka University in Japan are upping the estimate to trillions. The existence of wandering worlds orphaned from their star systems has long been known, but poorly understood.

Persons: — Organizations: NASA, Osaka University Locations: Japan

☆ Asia markets set to fall as Wall Street sees selloff after U.S. credit downgrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Central Hong Kong and the IFC tower seen from the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets are set to extend losses Thursday tracking Wall Street's selloff after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States' long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+. In Asia, investors will be watching the Caixin survey for China's service sector activity in Juy. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 19,403, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 19,517,38. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,241 compared to the last close of 7,354.6.

Persons: Marc Fernandes, Fitch Organizations: IFC, Tsim Sha Tsui, Getty Images, United, AAA, AA Locations: Hong Kong, Tsim Sha, Asia, Pacific, United States, 19,517,38 . Hong Kong, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ Asia markets poised to fall as Fitch lowers U.S. credit ratings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shoppers at the shopping street in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Asia-Pacific markets are set to largely fall Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch cut the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, citing "expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years." Futures for Australia's S&P/ASX 200 point to a lower open, standing at 7,360 compared to its last close of 7,450. Japan's Nikkei 225 is also set to fall, with the futures contract in Chicago at 33,145 and its counterpart in Osaka at 33,190 against the index's last close of 33,476.58. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures stood at 19,892, pointing to a weaker open compared to compared to the HSI's close of 20,011.12.

Persons: Fitch, Tony Sycamore Organizations: AAA, AA, Swiss, New, Australia's, Nikkei Locations: Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Pacific, treasuries, New Zealand, Korea, Chicago, Osaka

☆ Asia markets largely set to rise ahead of private manufacturing activity surveys
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The sails of the Opera House are illuminated with projections on the opening night of Vivid Sydney 2023 in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets are set to largely rise on Tuesday ahead of private manufacturing surveys around the region, including Japan, South Korea and China. China will release the Caixin purchasing managers index in July for both the manufacturing sector, a day after official data showed that the country's factory activity remained in contraction territory for a fourth straight month. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 20,348, pointing to a stronger open compared to compared to the HSI's close of 20,078.94. Futures for the S&P/ASX 200 point to a lower open, at 7,383 compared to the last close of 7,410.4.

Organizations: Opera, Vivid, Reuters, PMI, Reserve Bank, Japan's Nikkei Locations: Sydney, Australia, Asia, Pacific, Japan, South Korea, China, Chicago, Osaka

☆ Asia markets poised to rise ahead of business activity surveys out of China
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets are set to largely rise ahead of business activity data and inflation reports from countries around the region this week. For Monday, China will see the official release of its purchasing managers index in July for both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sector. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 20,160, pointing to a stronger open compared to compared to the HSI's close of 19,916.56. However, in Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 point to a lower open, at 7,376 compared to the last close of 7,403.6.

Persons: HSI Organizations: Getty Images, Reuters, PMI, Nikkei, Reserve Bank Locations: SHENZHEN, CHINA, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China, Asia, Pacific, China, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ Asia markets set to fall ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives to conduct an interview with a small group of journalists in Tokyo on May 25, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set to fall ahead of the Bank of Japan's rate decision on Friday. Japan's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at -0.1%, but investors will be keenly watching for any signs of a shift in stance towards its yield curve control policy. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,367, lower than the index's last close of 7,455.9, ahead of its producer price index figures for the second quarter. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also point to a lower open for the index, standing at 19,347 compared to the HSI's last close of 19,639.11.

Persons: Kazuo Ueda, Richard A, Brooks Organizations: Japan, AFP, Getty, Bank of, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Asia, Pacific, Japan's, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars. Understanding these rogue planets could shed more light on the formation, evolution and disruption of planetary systems. This illustration shows what the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will look like in orbit. But rogue planets are likely much smaller. Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope have enabled astronomers to observe large, glowing gas giant exoplanets called hot Jupiters.

Persons: NASA’s, Nancy Grace, Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's, —, ”, David Bennett, Microlensing, Takahiro Sumi, “, Naoki Koshimoto, ” Sumi, Hubble, Vanessa Bailey, Roman’s, James Webb, Bailey, coronagraph, “ It’s, ” Bailey Organizations: CNN, Hubble, NASA's Goddard Space, Mount John University Observatory, Goddard Space Flight, Osaka University, Engineers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: New, Greenbelt , Maryland, Pasadena , California, Webb

The company's total revenue rose 1.7% to $30.51 billion in the quarter, beating analysts' average estimate of $30.13 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Ad revenue in content and experiences fell 4.9% from the same quarter a year prior, in a weak but stable advertising environment. Paid subscribers increased by two million in the second quarter, to 24 million, from the 22 million it reported in the previous quarter. Theme parks revenue climbed 22.4%, thanks to demand for attractions such as “Super Nintendo World” in Hollywood and Osaka, Japan. Overall, net income attributable to Comcast rose 25.1% to $4.25 billion in the quarter.

Persons: Mario, Peacock, Factset, Helen Coster, Deepa Babington Organizations: YORK, Comcast, Revenue, Nintendo, Competition, Mobile US Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, Thomson Locations: Hollywood, Osaka, Japan

☆ Kim Kardashian and ‘soccer obsessed’ son Saint are having time of their lives watching beautiful game on globetrotting tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On that occasion, Kardashian and West witnessed Arsenal crash out of the Europa League on penalties, but they were able to meet Gunners striker Eddie Nketiah, as well as enjoying a video call with Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka. Next stop was France to watch Paris Saint-Germain lose 2-0 to Rennes, though Saint was pictured alongside French soccer icon Kylian Mbappé. Kardashian was spotted at the Emirates Stadium in March to watch Arsenal. He is obsessed with soccer, and I will do anything for my babies, so I travel the world. Kardashian’s soccer trip looks set to continue, so don’t be surprised if you see the star at another match this summer.

Persons: you’re Kim Kardashian, Saint, –, Kardashian, Eddie Nketiah, Germain, Mbappé, Charlotte Wilson, Lionel Messi’s, Cruz Azul, “, Messi, He’s, ” Kardashian, Lionel Messi, Mike Ehrmann, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr, Ronaldo, Neymar, don’t Organizations: CNN, Arsenal’s Europa League, Sporting Clube de Portugal, West, Arsenal, Europa League, Gunners, England, Paris Saint, Emirates, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, Apple, Inter Miami, PSG, Saint Locations: Saint West, London, France, Rennes, Florida, Osaka, Japan

☆ Asia markets set to fall ahead of Fed rate decision; Australia inflation figures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall as investors brace for the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision on Wednesday. The Fed is expected to approve what would be the 11th interest rate increase since March 2022. That would push the upper boundary of the federal funds rate to its highest level since January 2001. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,313, lower than the index's last close of 7,339.7, ahead of its inflation figures for June. The inflation print comes ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate decision on August 1, and will be a key consideration for the central bank.

Organizations: U.S, Reserve Bank, Nikkei Locations: Asia, Pacific, U.S . Federal, Australia, Japan, Chicago, Osaka

[1/2] The logo of Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd. is pictured in Tokyo, Japan July 25 2023. REUTERS/Sam NusseyTOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Osaka Organic Chemical Industry (4187.T), a Japanese manufacturer of high-end chemicals used in chip production, is betting on the materials market for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, a method for making advanced chips. Little known even in its home country, Osaka Organic has carved out a critical niche in the semiconductor industry by supplying companies that make photoresists, the light-sensitive chemicals used to etch patterns on wafers. "I am confident that we can compete," Masayuki Ando, Osaka Organic's president, told Reuters in an interview, referring to the EUV resist market. In many ways, Osaka Organic is emblematic of Japan's chip-making industry today.

Persons: Sam Nussey, Masayuki Ando, Osaka, Ando, Yuta Nishiyama, Miho Uranaka, David Dolan, Miral Organizations: Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd, REUTERS, Osaka Organic Chemical Industry, Reuters, Citigroup, Thomson Locations: Osaka, Tokyo, Japan, Sam Nussey TOKYO, photoresists, South

☆ Asia markets to mostly rise as China vows support for ailing property market
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The view from the observation deck at Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set to mostly rise on Tuesday after China's Politburo pledged to "adjust and optimize policies in a timely manner" for its ailing property sector. This comes after disappointing economic data last week prompted renewed calls for policy support to bolster growth. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index looks set for a strong rebound after the index lost more than 2% on Monday, dragged mainly by losses in real estate stocks. However, futures for Australia's S&P/ASX 200 point to a lower open, standing at 7,301 compared to it's last close of 7,306.4.

Persons: Qilai Shen Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty Images, China's, Nikkei Locations: Shanghai, China, Getty Images Asia, Pacific, Japan, Chicago, Osaka

☆ She traveled to Japan more than 50 times. Here are 3 life habits she learned from the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Cheesie's love for Japan was evident even before her big move to Tokyo — the Malaysian had traveled to Japan at least 56 times and covered all 47 prefectures. The 39-year-old blogger's love for Japan was evident even before her big move to Tokyo — the Malaysian had traveled to Japan at least 56 times and covered all 47 prefectures. Cheesie Blogger"I love Japan very much and very [intensely]. Cheesie's love for Japan goes beyond its delicious food and the more tangible aspects of its rich culture. "These are the small things or gestures that I find really fascinating, and it makes appreciating things a lot easier in life," Cheesie said.

Persons: Cheesie, it's Organizations: Malaysian, Malaysia, CNBC, Okinawa — Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Prefecture, Singapore, Malaysia, Osaka, Okinawa

☆ Asia markets set for mixed open ahead of private surveys on economic activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed on Monday ahead of a slew of economic data from around the region, including inflation numbers from Malaysia and Singapore. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 looks to rebound from a weekly loss last week, with the futures contract in Chicago at 32,655, and its counterpart in Osaka at 32,700 against its last close at 32,304.25. Japan will also see private surveys for its purchasing managers index in July. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,300, lower than the index's last close of 7,313.9, as the country saw flash estimates for its composite PMI fall into contraction territory for the first time since March. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index looks set to start the week lower, with futures at 18,953 compared to the HSI's last close of 19,560.57.

Persons: Hong Organizations: Nikkei Locations: Asia, Pacific, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

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